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Public Health Madison and Dane County vaccinates way through Alliant Energy Center waitlist April 12, 2021 6:34 PM Gabriella Bachara Updated: MADISON, Wis.– Public Health Madison and Dane County said vaccination invitations will be much faster to get in the coming weeks. “I think we’re at the point here in the next week or two that anybody that wants an appointment at the Alliant Energy Center will be able to get an appointment at the Alliant Energy Center,” Chief of Operations Doug Voegeli said. It’s all thanks to an extra couple thousand of doses from the state each week. Voegeli said they’re almost done vaccinating a backlog of people. ....
MADISON, Wis. One year ago, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Since then, the pandemic has changed all of our lives in ways we’ll still likely be grappling with long after the pandemic comes to an end. During a Wisconsin Department of Health Services media briefing Thursday, Gov. Tony Evers took time to reflect on the year and all of its challenges. “This past year has been challenging and unrelenting, and folks have spent it worrying; worrying about the health and safety of their families and friends; worrying about finding work or being safe at work; worrying about the future of the business they built from the ground up; and worrying about making sure that they could keep the lights and heat on at home,” Evers said. “It sure hasn’t been easy and we never could have known the toll this pandemic would take, and the tragedy it would bring, especially for the families and loved ones of the 6,524 Wisconsinites who died from COVID-19 this ....
‘Breathing a sigh of relief’: Vaccinators expect supply issues to diminish, prepare to ramp up efforts Health officials estimate adults in state to be vaccinated by June, July March 11, 2021 9:38 PM Madalyn O Neill Updated: MADISON, Wis. – Like after a long winter, change is in the air. Vaccinators say that much-talked-about light at the end of the tunnel is getting closer by the day. “We see it. We feel it,” said Mo Kharbat, regional vice president of pharmacy services at SSM Health. “Thankfully, we’re seeing the number of COVID-positive cases decline. The overall mood around here is excitement.” “It’s great. Everyone I think is breathing a sigh of relief,” said Doug Voegeli with Public Health Madison & Dane County. “We know we’re going to have supply.” ....
How to schedule a vaccine appointment in Wisconsin Unmute Dane County s vaccination clinic at Alliant Energy Center MADISON (WKOW) Across Wisconsin, vaccinators are giving out more shots every day, but there s still not enough for everyone and some who are eligible are having trouble finding an appointment. Dane County Public Health Director Janel Heinrich says the goal is for health care providers to vaccinate their patients, but some have said they re not getting enough doses to do so. If you re eligible and haven t heard back yet, you should look elsewhere. Demand outpaces supply and folks are finding ways to get vaccine if they re in the eligible groups, and what s really most important is that you can get that shot, Heinrich told 27 News. ....
By Madalyn O Neill Mar 11, 2021 9:38 PM MADISON, Wis. – Like after a long winter, change is in the air. Vaccinators say that much-talked-about light at the end of the tunnel is getting closer by the day. “We see it. We feel it,” said Mo Kharbat, regional vice president of pharmacy services at SSM Health. “Thankfully, we’re seeing the number of COVID-positive cases decline. The overall mood around here is excitement.” “It’s great. Everyone I think is breathing a sigh of relief,” said Doug Voegeli with Public Health Madison & Dane County. “We know we’re going to have supply.” “We’ve been getting a portion, a fraction, of what we request on a weekly basis,” Kharbat said. “What we heard is Wisconsin is getting anywhere from 80 to 90 to 100,000 doses a week and this number could triple or even quadruple by the end of the month, and if it does, it means that every vaccinator in Wisconsin will get all of the doses they req ....